Austin Wayne Grissom, 40, of Sheffield passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, following an eighteen-month battle with cancer. He was an Army veteran, an Emergency Medical Technician, and served a tour of duty in Afghanistan as a Medic. While in the Army he was stationed in Anchorage, AK, where he and Sarah were married. He loved to cook for his family, friends, and co-workers. Austin loved children and serving others in need. He and Sarah fostered two children before he became ill.
He was a graduate of the University of Alabama – Huntsville with a degree in biology. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Florence, and an employee of Ford Concrete Construction.
Austin was predeceased by his father, Eddie Wayne Grissom. Survivors include his wife of fourteen years, Sarah Kimbrough Grissom; daughter, Riley Elise; mother, Janna Miller; sisters, Amber Holt (Chad) and Crystal Montreuil (Brandon); brother Clint Grissom (Kailey); grandparents, Russell and Barbara Romans; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Morrison Funeral Home in Tuscumbia at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Visitation will begin at 1:30pm. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, with Rodney Shewbart officiating.
Pallbearers will be Chris Wilson, Theo Steinhauer, Dakota Holt, Blayne Ford, Hugh Ford, Clint Grissom, Stephen Biggs and Jonathan Kimbrough.
